{"id":64395,"date":"2019-05-23T10:22:45","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T07:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greekroots.shop\/product\/minoan-bees-pendant-14k-gold-and-sterling-silver-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T23:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:10:15","slug":"minoan-bees-pendant-14k-gold-and-sterling-silver","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/greekroots.shop\/el\/product\/minoan-bees-pendant-14k-gold-and-sterling-silver\/","title":{"rendered":"Minoan Bees Pendant &#8211; 14k Gold and Sterling Silver"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"subtitle\"><span class=\"irc_su\" dir=\"ltr\">A pendant inspired by the ancient Minoan Greek Malia bees pendant.<br \/>\nMade of 14k Gold and sterling silver <span class=\"_5yl5\">925\u00b0<\/span>.<br \/>\nHandmade in Greece.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"subtitle\"><span class=\"irc_su\" dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>History<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThe Malia honeybee pendant was discovered at Chryssolakkos, of the Minoan Palace of Malia on the island of Crete, and is thought to date to c.1800 BC. The named Chryssolakkos that means the &#8220;pit of gold&#8221; because of the precious objects that the farmers used to find there. The Minoan Palace is situated 3 km east of Malia town and is the third most significant known Minoan Palace after Knossos and Phaistos. This pendant is in the shape of two bees, or wasps, storing away a drop of honey in a comb. The Bees pendant is one of the most famous exhibits in the Herakleion Museum.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span class=\"subtitle\">The chain shown is our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/greekroots.shop\/product\/cable-chain-925-sterling-silver-and-gold-plated\/\">Cable Chain \u2013 925 Sterling Silver and Gold Plated<\/a> (included).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Explore <a href=\"\/?product_cat=heritage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heritage Collection<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":58819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[345,380,349,374,337],"product_tag":[813],"class_list":{"0":"post-64395","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-heritage-el","7":"product_cat-jewellery-el","8":"product_cat-earrings-3-el-el","9":"product_cat-pendants-el","10":"product_cat-collections-el","11":"product_tag-heritage-pendants-el","12":"pa_design-minoan-el","13":"pa_gender-women-el","14":"pa_material-14k-gold-and-sterling-silver-el","16":"first","17":"instock","18":"shipping-taxable","19":"purchasable","20":"product-type-variable"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minoan Bees Pendant - 14k Gold and Sterling Silver - greekroots<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Minoan Bees Pendant - 14k Gold and Sterling Silver. 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